This & That, Ceci et Cela

WOTD (Word Of The Day)

Billet-doux n. /bil-ay-DOO/, plural billets-doux /bil-ay-DOO(Z)/:
A love letter or note.
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2005/11/29.html

Interesting proverb: “Reculer pour mieux sauter” = “Move/step backwards to leap forward better”. Also used sarcastically when someone is procrastinating… Therefore mieux, here, doesn’t really refer to the ‘quality’ of your jump. But rather to its inevitability.